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EXECUTIVE, AN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, A LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, REGIONAL
COUNCILS AND DISTRICT BOARDS.
9. THE FUNCTIONS OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE AS THEY EXISTED
IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO 1 JULY 1997, WOULD ALSO REMAIN LARGELY
UNCHANGED, ALTHOUGH SOME CHANGES WOULD BE NECESSARY AS A RESULT
OF THE REMOVAL OF CONSTITUTIONAL LINKS WITH THE UK.
10.
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND HIS DEPUTY WOULD BE ELECTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
THE PERSONS SO ELECTED WOULD BE FORMALLY APPOINTED BY THE CENTRAL
PEOPLE'S GOVERNMENT. THEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE
PREMATURELY ONLY ON GROUNDS OF MISBEHAVIOUR OR INFIRMITY AND BY A
RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
11.
MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND THE LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL WOULD BE SELECTED BY AN ELECTIVE PROCESS.
12. THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WOULD DECIDE ALL IMPORTANT MATTERS OF
POLICY WITHIN THE COMPETENCE OF THE SAR AS LAID DOWN BY THE BASIC
LAW. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE WOULD PRESIDE AT ITS MEETINGS.
13. THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, AS THE SUPREME ORGAN OF THE SAR,
WOULD MAKE LAWS WITHIN THE COMPETENCE OF THE SAR AS LAID DOWN BY
THE BASIC LAW. ALL PROPOSALS ENTAILING THE EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC
FUNDS WOULD REQUIRE ITS APPROVAL.
14. REGIONAL COUNCILS WOULD BE CONCERNED WITH THE PROVISION OF
LOCAL SERVICES.
15. DISTRICT BOARDS WOULD PROVIDE A FORUM FOR PUBLIC
CONSULTATION AND DICUSSION AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, AND WOULD ALSO
HAVE CERTAIN LOCAL EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS.
16. THE DETAILED COMPOSITION, FUNCTIONS, PROCEDURES, POWERS AND DUTIES AND METHODS OF APPOINTMENT OF ALL THE ABOVE INSTITUTIONS
WOULD DEPEND UPON THE EVOLUTION OF HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
STRUCTURES IN THE PERIOD PRIOR TO 1 JULY 1997. THEY WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED ON THIS DATE, EXCEPT WHERE ANY CHANGES WERE NECESSARY AS A RESULT OF THE REMOVAL OF CONSTITUTIONAL LINKS WITH THE UK.
17. THERE WOULD BE A CENTRAL SECRETARIAT TOGETHER WITH
DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES WITH EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES. THE
SECRETARIAT, DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES WOULD CONTINUE TO BE STAFFED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE, WHO WOULD, APART FROM
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